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The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2000 was recently enacted. BVP is now extended for three more years, from 2002 to 2004. It also provides priority funding for jurisdictions with populations under 100,000 and increases the authorized funding level to $50 million each year. ( Text | PDF )

Bulletproof Vest Act of 1998

On June 16, 1998, the Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Grant Act of 1998 was signed as law (Public Law 105-181). The purpose of the Act is to save the lives of law enforcement officers by helping States and units of local government and tribal governments equip their law enforcement officers with armor vests. ( Text | PDF )

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is responsible for processing responses under the Freedom of Information Act for its component agencies: the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and the Office for Victims of Crime, as well as the program and support offices of OJP. US Department of Justice Site

If you receive funding approval for an online application, the Guidelines for Release of Information to the General Public and Commercial Entities shall be utilized by the BVP program staff to govern information release. FOIA Text

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Description:

The Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program's Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number of 16.607. In accordance with the program's statutory language, BVP makes "grants" to jurisdictions to purchase vests; however, these grants come only after the jurisdiction has purchased and is seeking reimbursement or payment for up to half the cost of eligible vests. In that respect, BVP is more like a payment program. Additionally, other grant-related requirements and restrictions do not apply. This includes the issue of supplanting (does not apply to BVP funds), the filing of progress and financial reports (not required), the issuance of standard grant documents (not provided), etc.

If your jurisdiction requires a grant number for financial or audit purposes, we can provide one that is unique to your jurisdiction and your award. Please contact the BVP Help Desk for assistance in this regard.

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Freedom of Information Act

If you receive funding approval for an online application, the Guidelines for Release of Information to the General Public and Commercial Entities shall be utilized by the BVP program staff to govern information release.